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According to linguistic expert Dr. Robert
Beard of Bucknell
University, and Paul Payack, Chief
Linguistics Officer of yourDictionary.com,
following are actual definitions:
re•cov•er / re•cov•er•y
To get back; regain.
To restore to a normal state.
To compensate for.
The act, process, duration, or an instance of
recovering.
A return to a normal condition.
Something gained or restored in recovering.
Obtaining usable substances from unusable
sources.
cut / cut•ting
To decrease.
To separate.
To discharge from a group or number.
To reduce the size, extent, or duration of.
To curtail or shorten.
To remove or delete.
To lessen the strength of; dilute.
To remove part of something.
To change direction abruptly.
To reduce the amount taken or used.
To stop suddenly; discontinue.
To shut off.
To interrupt the course of.
To deprive.
To stop; cease.
To do something in the easiest or most
inexpensive way.
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